ACF Announces Northeast Region Award Winners

Hosted by ACF of Greater Buffalo New York, the conference provided attendees with numerous professional development opportunities. More than 25 chefs, students, and chapters were honored. Now, many of these award winners will compete against their regional counterparts at the 2012 ACF National Convention in Orlando, Florida, July 14-17.

The event kicked off Friday night, April 27, with the Buffalo Casual Street Party. An entire street was closed down for attendees to enjoy live music, local foods, and a wing-eating contest.

On April 28, former Walt Disney World Company executive Dennis Snow delivered the keynote address on how to use exceptional customer service to win customer loyalty.

Also during the General Session, ACF Columbus Chapter and ACF Philadelphia Chapter each made a $5,000 donation to support the teams of ACF Culinary Team USA in their quest for gold at the Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung (IKA), commonly known as the “culinary Olympics,” in Erfurt, Germany, Oct. 5-10.

In addition, the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), ACF’s honor society, gave a $1,000 grant to the Northeast Region Student Team Champion, State University of New York at Delhi, to assist the team with expenses to travel to the national competition in July.